Trump At Correspondents’ Dinner

President Donald Trump attended the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ AssociationWhite House Correspondents' Associationorganizaton of the press corps to the President of the United States dinner at Washington’s Waldorf Astoria on July 24, three months after an assassination attempt canceled the April gala. The original event at the Washington HiltonWashington Hiltonhotel in Washington, D.C. was halted after a gunman rushed a security checkpoint and Secret Service agents opened fire. Organizers moved the dinner to a smaller venue, tightened security and reduced attendance from about 2,600 guests. WHCA President Weijia JiangWeijia JiangAmerican news correspondent (born 1983) said the association “will not be intimidated,” while Karoline LeavittKaroline LeavittAmerican writer and political aide (born 1997) said Trump’s speech would be “unifying yet vicious.”